Policing World Society

Historical Foundations of International Police Cooperation

Mathieu Deflem

Description

This book offers a sociological analysis of the history of international police cooperation in the period from the middle of the 19th century until the end of World War II. It is a detailed exploration of international cooperation strategies involving police institutions from the United States and Germany as well as other European countries.

Policing World Society

Historical Foundations of International Police Cooperation

Mathieu Deflem

Table of Contents

Introduction: Historical Foundations of International Police Cooperation1. The Rise of International Policing2. The Expansion of World Society3. Towards an International Criminal Police4. War and Revolution5. The Origins of Interpol6. Policing Across National Borders7. On the Road to War: The Control of World Policing8. Policing the Peace and the Restoration of World OrderConclusion: Patterns and Dynamics of International PoliceAppendix 1: A Chronology of International PoliceAppendix 2: A German-US Dialogue on Police and Criminal JusticeAppendix 3: Archives and Libraries

Policing World Society

Historical Foundations of International Police Cooperation

Mathieu Deflem

Author Information

Mathieu Deflem is Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of South Carolina, and previously helds positions at Purdue University and Kenyon College. A former native of Belgium, he studied sociology and anthropology at universities in Belgium and England, before he migrated to the United States and obtained a Ph.D. in sociology from the University of Colorado. His research specialties include international criminal justice, crime and social control, abortion policy, sociolegal studies, and theoretical sociology. Deflem is elected Chair of the Law and Society division of the Society for the Study of Social Problems. He is also newsletter editor of the Sociology of Law section of the American Sociological Association, and website developer for the same
organization's Comparative and Historical Sociology section.

Policing World Society

Historical Foundations of International Police Cooperation

Mathieu Deflem

Reviews and Awards

Mathieu Deflem's Policing World Society is a highly scholarly and groundbreaking book on a subject largely neglected by social science - the globalization of police work. The book is impressive along various dimensions, including its resourceful historical research and analysis, scientific rigor, theoretical sophistication, and rich and illuminating empirical detail. Without a doubt it will be the premier work on the subject for many years to come.'-Donald Black, University Professor of the Social Sciences at the University of Virginia

"Mathieu Deflem's book on the Historical Foundations of International Police Cooperation is a provocative contribution to the fundamental debate among the leading schools in sociology. The writing is very rich in important details and can be read as a parallel history of German and US police institutions." - Law and Politics Book Review